psa:

it’s okay to like characters

it’s okay to dislike characters

it’s okay to like flawed characters

it’s okay to dislike flawed characters 

it’s okay to like a character because of their flaws

it’s okay to dislike a character because of their flaws

it’s okay to talk about why you like a character

it’s okay to talk about why you don’t like a character

it’s okay to try to convince people to like a character with fanwork or meta 

it’s okay to try to convince people to dislike a character with fanwork or meta

it’s not okay to tell people what they are allowed to like or dislike 

this has been a post. 

Tags: I CAME BACK FROM VACATION TAN AND BEARING FEELINGS only this isn't really a feeling so much as a like Guiding Fandom Principle for me everybody does fandom differently! everybody does fandom for their own reasons! everybody reacts to characters differently! everybody reacts to characters for their own reasons! discussion is a good thing! disagreement is a good thing! interaction is a good thing! dictating other people's emotional responses to shit isn't a good thing because a) it's not cool b) it discourages discussion and civil disagreement and interaction and c) IT DOESN'T WORK ANYWAY because people are gonna feel what they're gonna feel y'all that's what makes them feelings we feel them; they get felt they're less bound by rationality and more bound by emotions 'you can't feel that way!' is not an effective plan because feelings....don't work like that... jizz has a lot more feelings on this but is stopping herself: the blog